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A little down time due to oil and breakage didn’t damper the excitement at the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion at Famous Dragway in Bakersfield Ca.

Pleasant Hill, Ca.-based Nostalgia Top Fuel driver Pete Kaiser leads qualifying at the “Patch” with a 5.735 elapsed time.

The race which is a “Two Fer” for the racers and fans as the cancelled Heritage event at Tulsa is being run in conjunction with the CHRR.Kaiser’s pass was against Mike Hilton in the first round of the Tulsa event and vaulted him to the top of the  CHRR.

Defending series champion Tyler Hilton was second with a 5.770, edging third-place Shawn Bowen by .006.

Geoff Monise and the Quarter Pounder Pontiac leads Funny Car with a 5.532 @ 262.23 to lead the field after two sessions. Shane Westerfield and Dan Horan were the early quick cars in the  Q1 session but Monise moved the pair down the list with the quickest time of the Friday night under the stars qualifier.

Adam Sorokin kicked the rods out of the Champion Speed Shop car after his R2 qualifier.